October 31, 2013

“she had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.” // h. james

i do quite a bit of that.

just staring and wondering. it’s not without cause – i’m just probably in awe: of shop windowson the street, of random graffiti, by local artists, by the clouds in the sky. my creative outlet is this – coming here, and hearing the constant click of the key, trying to describe to you why it is i think something is beautiful. how some random piece of clothing, some silly notion, a chair, a piece of glass – can make my heart sing a little beat. but it’s those who make those beautiful things that really inspire. i want to climb into their minds and just for a moment, see what it is that they see – and how they put it all together. it must be so absolutely amazing to have that…power.

since my mind is a bit slower in catching up with my hands, i take my curiosity and patiently wait for the mailman to deliver me my copy of uppercase magazine. each page is an inspiration and beyond that, just gorgeous to look at – and sometimes, though curiosity killed the cat – sometimes, satisfying that curiosity – is enough to bring it back.

October 30, 2013

“we love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key and sincerity found in true mastery.” // d. stojanović

there are those things that can only be found in nature.

the perfect snowflake, a leaf that’s gone from bud to green to crimson; a wave, a raindrop, the perfect plum, a stone. the geometry of nature is some kind of wonderful and it isn’t a wonder why we’d want to try and translate that and bring it inside. red hook’s pelle designs looks to common, every day objects and re-imagines them into something inspired – and just a little a lot less than ordinary.

“i found I could say things with color and shapes that i couldn’t say any other way – things i had no words for.” // g. o’keeffe

i wish it would become more plain – this divide i have in my brain between the appeal of monochrome in most everything i own/do/am attracted to, and the joy it elicits when dressed in head to toe black, how a splash of exuberant colour can make me positively giddy. it’s almost as if i’m opening a door, just a crack, to make certain you’ll find a sense of humour hiding behind this dark exterior. never let the façade fool you into thinking what the inside of the house looks like; after all, you know what assuming makes out of you (and me), don’t you?

October 28, 2013

“the moment will arrive when you are comfortable with who you are, and what you are– bald or old or fat or poor, successful or struggling- when you don’t feel the need to apologize for anything or to deny anything. to be comfortable in your own skin is the beginning of strength.” // c.b. handy

i have come to that point in my life where i flatly refuse to be uncomfortable.

whether it be a social situation or an elastic that creeps deeper and deeper into my waistline – i’m just not doing it anymore. life is much too fleeting and at times, much too tedious to waste even a moment on any sort of physical malaise, (barring the eating of seven slices too many of pizza). you could take this to mean that my wardrobe has turned itself into a locker room of sweatpants and forever cotton socks. it hasn’t – it’s just become less structured, less constricting, and overall just nicer to the touch. if you haven’t yet – look into it, i can see how it came to be, that comfort really is king.

“the most sophisticated people I know – inside they are all children. ” // j. henson

far be it from me to disagree.

if you’ve ever thought to yourself, ‘i’m too old for all of that now’ – take it back. if you’ve ever said it out loud, ‘i’m an adult now – i need to act like one.’ you can have a do-over. if you ever stopped yourself from doing/saying/purchasing something that you thought was perhaps a bit twee, a bit nostalgic, a bit unnecessary – do it anyway. stay in touch with the little in you, it’ll make growing up so much easier to do…